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Fighter ace Rex T. Barber is interviewed by historian Bruce T. Porter about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Barber describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 449th Fighter Squadron in the China-India-Burma Theater. Special focus on an incident in April 1944 in which Barber was injured during a bailout and spent…
Photograph of fighter ace Robert L. Baseler piloting a U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star aircraft (tail number 58412) in the Canal Zone, July 13, 1948. The aircraft's designation, "Wee Stud," is painted on the nose.
Inscription on verso: "Col. Robert L. Baseler. Base commander. France Field, C.Z."
Stamped on verso: "Air Force Photo. France Field. Canal Zone. Jul. 13, 1948."
Photograph of fighter ace Robert L. Baseler piloting a U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star aircraft (tail number 58412) in the Canal Zone, July 13, 1948. The aircraft's designation, "Wee Stud," is painted on the nose.
Inscription on verso: "Col. Robert L. Baseler. Base commander. France Field, C.Z."
Stamped on verso: "Air Force Photo. France Field. Canal Zone. Jul. 13, 1948."
Photograph of fighter ace Robert L. Baseler piloting a U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star aircraft (tail number 58412) in the Canal Zone, July 13, 1948. The aircraft's designation, "Wee Stud," is painted on the nose.
Inscription on verso: "Col. Robert L. Baseler. Base commander. France Field, C.Z."
Stamped on verso: "Air Force Photo. France Field. Canal Zone. Jul. 13, 1948."